what size blades to use

[Tinkerbell]

Im wanting to start clipping tinkerbell,and i was wondering howd i do the bottom of her feet, shes a long haired doxin and id like to keep bottom of feet trimmed so it dont get clumps of dirt or mud do i use scissors or clippers? and if i use clippers what size blades?

[Luvmyjob]

Are you wanting her feet to look like a poodle, or just keep the hair in between pads cleaned up? I use a #40 to clean between pads and scissors if just clipping long hair between toes. I use a 5/8 blade to clean feet to look like a poodle"s foot.

[Savage Destiny]

I use a #10 to clean out in between pads and a #15 backwards to do "poodle feet".

[Tinkerbell]

ok im wanting the hair between toes and bottome clipped to keep mud from sticking to hair and id like to poodle cut her feet like her old groomer did, but when i took her to another groomer she said i cangive tink arthritas later on in life if i spread teos apart to use clippers
and since i want to do poodle cut on tinks feet, how far up do i clip and how do i clip them

[Savage Destiny]

Originally Posted by Tinkerbell

ok im wanting the hair between toes and bottome clipped to keep mud from sticking to hair and id like to poodle cut her feet like her old groomer did, but when i took her to another groomer she said i cangive tink arthritas later on in life if i spread teos apart to use clippers
and since i want to do poodle cut on tinks feet, how far up do i clip and how do i clip them

I've never heard of poodle feet causing arthritis... If that were true, why would poodles have the clip?

Anyhow, I like to use a #15 for poodle feet, like I said earlier, as the smaller blade has less chance of nicking the dog. How far up the ankle you clip is really just personal preference. I find that doing it backwards (from the toes towards the ankle) gets the most hair off. You can do most of the foot with the toes together, but to clean out between the toes hold her paw and use a finger on the bottom of her foot to spread her toes enough to get the clippers in between. You don't have to use the whole blade, especially on a tiny Dachsie foot... A corner will do to get the hair off.

[Tinkerbell]

Thank you so much this is very helpful